USS Montgomery (LCS-8)

For other ships of the same name, see USS Montgomery.
Sister ship USS Independence
Career
Name: Montgomery
Namesake: Montgomery, Alabama
Awarded: 17 March 2011
Builder: Austal USA
Laid down: 25 June 2013
Launched: 6 August 2014
Sponsored by: Mary Blackshear Sessions[1]
Christened: 8 November 2014[1]
Status: Constructed
General characteristics
Class and type:Independence-class littoral combat ship
Displacement:2,307 metric tons light, 3,104 metric tons full, 797 metric tons deadweight[2]
Length:127.4 m (418 ft)[2]
Beam:31.6 m (104 ft)[2]
Draft:14 ft (4.27 m)[2]
Propulsion:2× gas turbines, 2× diesel, 4× waterjets, retractable Azimuth thruster, 4× diesel generators
Speed:40+ knots, 47 knots (54 mph; 87 km/h) sprint
Range:4,300 nm at 20+ knots
Capacity:210 tonnes
Complement:40 core crew (8 officers, 32 enlisted) plus up to 35 mission crew
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • Sea Giraffe 3D Surface/Air RADAR
  • Bridgemaster-E Navigational RADAR
  • AN/KAX-2 EO/IR sensor for GFC
Electronic warfare
and decoys:
  • EDO ES-3601 ESM
  • 4× SRBOC rapid bloom chaff launchers
Armament:
  • BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
  • 4× .50-cal guns (2 aft, 2 forward)
  • Evolved SeaRAM 11 cell missile launcher
  • Mission modules
Aircraft carried:
  • 2× MH-60R/S Seahawks
  • MQ-8 Fire Scout

USS Montgomery (LCS-8) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. She is the second ship to be named for Montgomery, the capital of Alabama.[3]

Montgomery was launched from Austal USA's shipyards in Mobile, Alabama on August 6, 2014.[4] Montgomery was christened on 8 November 2014.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Christened". Austal USA. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Montgomery (LCS 8)". Naval Vessel Register. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Navy Names Littoral Combat Ships Jackson and Montgomery" DOD press release. 25 March 2011
  4. ↑ "Future USS Montgomery Launches and Marks Production Milestone". http://www.navy.mil''. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.